Psalms Chapter 118

Entire Bible (from Genesis)

Current chapter

596 / 1,189 chapters

Total verses

31,102 verses

Middle chapter

Psalms 117 (2 verses) Go

595 of 1,189 chapters (594 before · 594 after)

⏳ 595 = the 34 triangular number → the chapter structure is symmetric like an hourglass.

🔻 As an hourglass is narrowest at the center, this middle chapter is also the shortest chapter in the Bible (2 verses).

First verse (1)

Genesis 1:1 Go

In the beginning God created the Heauen, and the Earth.

Middle verses (15,551 · 15,552)

Psalms 103:1 · Psalms 103:2 Go

1 [A Psalme of Dauid.] Blesse the Lord, O my soule: and all that is within me, blesse his holy Name.

2 Blesse the Lord, O my soule: & forget not all his benefits.

Because the total is 31,102 verses (even), the exact center is two verses.

Quarter points — the middle of each half

First-half center: 1 Samuel 21:3 (7,776) Go

⬡ 7,776 = 6×6×6×6×6 = 6^5 → the middle of the half lands on a power of 6.

3 Now therefore what is vnder thine hand? giue me fiue loaues of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

Second-half center: Matthew 7:10 (23,327) Go

10 Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent?

Last verse (31,102)

Revelation 22:21 Go

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all. Amen.